Shadows of Time
- Tagline
- In an Age of Conquest, One Man's Crime is Another's Survival
- Description
- From the gritty underbelly of medieval Iberia emerges the tale of Joaquin Vásquez, superbly portrayed by Liam Nougatson, a skilled thief etching out survival with cunning and steel. Co-star Annette Beak-ning shines as Isabella, a disenchanted noblewoman turned space pioneer who questions the constricts of societal norms. Fred MacCurry is enigmatic as the ruthless assassin, whose paths intersect with Joaquin's in a dance of shadows and morality. Under the cynical lens of director Sofia Coppolar Bear, 'Shadows of Time' delves into the depths of struggle and overcoming, where every conquest in the stars begins with battles fought within. This era-spanning epic fuses medieval strife with cosmic exploration, reflecting upon the recurring cycles of human nature, challenging viewers to ponder: What does it truly mean to overcome?
- MpaaRating
- PG-13
- PopularityScore
- 9.70
- ReleaseDate
- 07/25/2024
- Genre
- Biography
- Director(s)
- Cast
Critic Reviews
4.50
Ah, 'Shadows of Time,' an anachronistic romp through the clichés of human conquest—how grandiose. I shall spare you the pretense that director Sofia Coppolar Bear's latest endeavor in filmmaking offers anything more than a visual equivalent of white noise. Liam Nougatson's 'skilled thief' is as novel as a stale biscuit, traipsing through medieval Iberia with the charisma of a cardboard cutout at a Renaissance fair. The fusion of medieval and cosmic exploration screams of a storytelling crisis, to bloat the run-time with heavy-handed metaphors about the infinite loop of human treachery. Annette Beak-ning's performance as Isabella does not salvage this sinking ship, her space pioneer is less Neil Armstrong and more space cadet lost at a LARP. And Fred MacCurry's assassin turns what could have been a savory moral quandary into a forgettable side quest. 'In an Age of Conquest, One Man's Crime is Another's Survival,' states the tagline, yet the only true conquest here is enduring the drag of time's shadows across a plot as desolate as space itself. This film, I daresay, does not overthrow; it merely overcompensates.